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Teesside University

UCAS Code: P339 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

Flexible - each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.

About this course

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Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2025

Other options

5 years | Sandwich including foundation year | 2025

Subject

Media production

**Available for September or January intakes.**

**Course overview**: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. Are you fascinated by film or TV genres, and do you find yourself discussing directors and deconstructing their work? Have you already practised your awards speech? If so, this course nurtures your passions and helps you build a career in film and tv.

You learn the practical aspects of film and television production, and film in our industry-standard facilities, which includes two television studios, a fully operational radio station, digital film production equipment, and grading and edit suites. We have our very own award-winning multimedia platform – TUXtra – which showcases content produced by students and volunteers across the university, including live broadcasts.

You work on live briefs from industry contacts including BBC, Channel 4 and ITV Signpost, ensuring that you hone your skills within real-life environments. Supported by our dedicated technical staff, you become familiar with a range of filmmaking disciplines, experiencing working as part of a media production team. Throughout your studies you create a range of work, broadcasting it through TUXtra and exploring the industry to find exactly where your skills fit.

**Top reasons to study this course**

1. State-of-the-art-facilities: including specialist digital cameras with motion control rigs, camera jibs with electronic pan and tilt, green screen sound stage for filming live action, recording studios and booths with industry standard kit, digi design audio workstation, broadcast TV studio with technicians to support, vision gallery with TriCaster video production system, and TV studio sound control room.
2. Location: our campus is in the heart of a growing and thriving broadcasting community. The BBC is one of several broadcasters that has committed to significant investment in the North East film and TV industry over the next five years.
3. Financial support: you may be eligible to apply for a range of scholarships including our Franc Roddam scholarship and our Marston Scholarship. Franc Roddam is a Hollywood film director and producer, well known as the creator of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, MasterChef and the renowned film classic Quadrophenia. Visit our course page to find out more.
4. Get creative: our course and campus are powered by Adobe and Apple. We’re Europe’s first Adobe Creative Campus and the only Apple-accredited University, equipping you with the digital tools and resources to hone your creative skills.

Take advantage of our Creative UK membership and help futureproof your career, with networking events, a resource hub to support professional development, and bespoke workshops in partnership with industry leaders and mentors. Sign up for free student membership to get opportunities, events and newsletters sent directly to your inbox.

**After the course**: This course provides you with opportunities to work in a variety of creative industries including film, television, digital media, audio production, creative arts organisations, marketing, social media and events. Our graduates have gained work at the BBC, ITV and major production studios such as Pinewood.

Modules

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

Assessment methods

Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

The Uni

Course location:

Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus

Department:

Media and Communications

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

79%
Media production

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Media studies

Teaching and learning

92%
Staff make the subject interesting
88%
Staff are good at explaining things
88%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
80%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

92%
Library resources
88%
IT resources
96%
Course specific equipment and facilities
76%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

80%
UK students
20%
International students
73%
Male students
27%
Female students
92%
2:1 or above
13%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
B
B

After graduation

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Media studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,000
low
Average annual salary
91%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

30%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
15%
Media professionals
10%
Artistic, literary and media occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Media studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£17k

£17k

£20k

£20k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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